When Friends Ask About Adoption by Linda Bothun is a slim volume designed for adoptive parents to give their friends and relatives, schools and professionals, and parents of their children’s friends. Perfect, I thought. A quick, inexpensive read, with examples of positive adoption language, that I could give other people who interact with my children so we’ll all be on the same page. Bothun correctly points out that adoptive parents have spent a lot of time thinking and talking with other adoptive parents about what adopted children say and how they might respond. Adoption is such a natural part of … Continue reading →